Longshoremen at key US ports threatening to strike over automation and pay
AP Business Writer Determined to thwart the automating of their jobs, about 45,000 dockworkers along the U.S. East and Gulf Coasts are threatening to…
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The Bank of England is widely expected to hold interest rates as inflation stays above target
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The Bank of England is widely expected to keep interest rates unchanged after official figures showed Inflation in…
Continue Reading Lebanon is rocked again by exploding devices as Israel declares a new phase of war
Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Walkie-talkies exploded in Beirut and other parts of Lebanon on Wednesday in a second wave of attacks targeting…
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As Jimmy Carter nears his 100th birthday, a musical gala celebrates the ‘rock-and-roll president’
Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A range of stars from the stage, screen and sport has gathered to pay tribute to former President Jimmy Carter…
Continue Reading Sri Lanka’s plantation workers live on the margins. But politicians still want their votes
Associated Press SPRING VALLEY, Sri Lanka (AP) — Whoever Sri Lanka’s next president is, Muthuthevarkittan Manohari isn’t expecting much…
Continue Reading LaMonica McIver wins special House election in New Jersey
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Democratic Newark City Council President LaMonica McIver has defeated Republican small businessman Carmen Bucco in New…
Continue Reading Accusations of dishonesty fly in debate between Washington gubernatorial hopefuls
Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Washington state’s longtime top prosecutor and a former sheriff known for his work hunting down a notorious…
Continue Reading Japan’s trade deficit grows while both imports, exports fall short of forecasts
AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Japan has posted a trade deficit for a second straight month, as both exports and imports were lower than expected.…
Continue Reading ‘Fake heiress’ Anna Sorokin debuts on ‘Dancing with the Stars’ — with a sparkly ankle monitor
Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Convicted con artist Anna Sorokin has hit the dancefloor on “Dancing With the Stars” with a featherweight…
Continue Reading UN General Assembly widely supports a Palestinian resolution demanding Israel end its occupation
Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. General Assembly strongly supported a nonbinding Palestinian resolution Wednesday demanding that…
Continue Reading A Mississippi Confederate monument covered for 4 years is moved
Associated Press GRENADA, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi town has taken down a Confederate monument that stood since 1910. The figure was wrapped in…
Continue Reading An ancient African tree is providing a new ‘superfood’ but local harvesters are barely surviving
Associated Press Since childhood, Loveness Bhitoni has collected fruit from the gigantic baobab trees surrounding her homestead in Zimbabwe to add…
Continue Reading House rejects government funding bill linked to proof of citizenship for new voters
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House has rejected Speaker Mike Johnson’s bill to temporarily fund the government. The legislation…
Continue Reading Harvey Weinstein faces a new sex crime charge. The accuser has never gone public
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Harvey Weinstein is facing a new sex crime charge from as he awaits retrial in his landmark #MeToo case in New…
Continue Reading Man who sold fentanyl-laced pill liable for $5.8 million in death of young female customer
Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A drug dealer who sold a fentanyl-laced pill is liable for $5.8 million in the death of the woman to whom he…
Continue Reading Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs will stay in jail after bail is denied for a second time
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Sean “Diddy” Combs is staying locked up after a judge Wednesday rejected the hip-hop mogul’s proposal that…
Continue Reading New program will help inmates earn high school diplomas with tablets
Associated Press/Report for America TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A top supplier of digital devices in U.S. prisons is launching a new program to help…
Continue Reading John Thune is striving to be the next Republican Senate leader, but can he rise in Trump’s GOP?
Associated Press MITCHELL, S.D. (AP) — The gold-leafed ceilings and crystal chandeliers of Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort are a long way from…
Continue Reading Seen abroad as a leader on Indigenous rights, New Zealand enters a divisive new era
Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — On the eve of New Zealand’s Māori language celebration week, the country’s right-wing…
Continue Reading Australian police infiltrate encrypted messaging app Ghost and arrest dozens
Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australian police say they have infiltrated Ghost, an encrypted global communications app developed…
Continue Reading US military acknowledges Yemen’s Houthi rebels shot down 2 MQ-9 Reaper drones
Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Yemen’s Houthi rebels have shot down two American MQ-9 Reaper drones in under a week, further…
Continue Reading Brisk voting for local government in Indian-controlled Kashmir for first time after losing autonomy
Associated Press SRINAGAR, India (AP) — The first leg of a phased election for choosing a local government in Indian-controlled Kashmir has…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Most of Wall Street edges lower after Fed delivers a big cut to rates
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stock indexes edged lower Wednesday after the Federal Reserve kicked off its efforts to prevent a recession…
Continue Reading Trump pledges tariffs and repeats false claim of Chinese automakers building big Mexican factories
AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Former President Donald Trump has repeated false claims that Chinese automakers are putting up large factories in…
Continue Reading Billie Jean King set to earn another honor with the Congressional Gold Medal
WASHINGTON (AP) — Billie Jean King will become the first individual female athlete to be awarded the Congressional Gold Medal. Reps. Brian…
Continue Reading New York man hit by stray police bullet needed cranial surgery, cousin says
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The cousin of a New Yorker hit by a stray police bullet says the man underwent cranial surgery to reduce swelling…
Continue Reading Trump says he will meet with Narendra Modi during Indian prime minister’s visit to US
FLINT, Mich. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump says he’s meeting next week with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Modi is scheduled to be…
Continue Reading Colombia’s president says attack on army base ‘practically ends’ peace talks with ELN rebels
Associated Press BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — An attack on a military base in eastern Colombia killed two soldiers and injured at least 21, Colombia’s…
Continue Reading March for Bolivia’s ex-President Morales turns violent, as political crisis escalates
Associated Press CARACOLLO, Bolivia (AP) — Thousands of anti-government demonstrators marching in support of Bolivia’s former President Evo…
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US moves soldiers to Alaska island amid Russian military activity increase in the area
Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The U.S. military has moved about 130 soldiers along with mobile rocket launchers to a desolate island in…
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